English Standard Version
Matthew 27:41
41So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,
Matthew 27:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
- New International Version (NIV)In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders also mocked Jesus.
Context of Matthew 27:41
39And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads 40and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
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ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἐμπαίζοντες μετὰ τῶν γραμματέων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων ἔλεγον·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- Likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- the chief priestsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
- mockingἐμπαίζωempaizō · to mockG1702
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
- eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
Cross-references for Matthew 27:41
- Job 13:9Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
- Psalms 35:26Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me!
- Isaiah 28:22Now therefore do not scoff, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord God of hosts against the whole land.
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."
- Zechariah 11:8In one month I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
- Mark 15:31So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.
- Luke 18:32For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.
- Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
- Luke 23:35And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!"
Commentaries on Matthew 27:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Chief priests - scribes and elders - To these, several ancient MSS. and versions add, , and Pharisees. But though the authority for this reading is respectable, yet it does not appear that the Pharisees joined in with the others in the condemnation of our Lord. Probably his discourses and parables, related in some of the preceding chapters, which were spoken directly to them, had so far convinced them that they would at least have no hand in putting him…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-44Verses 35-44 It was usual to put shame upon malefactors, by a writing to notify the crime for which they suffered. So they set up one over Christ's head. This they designed for his reproach, but God so overruled it, that even his accusation was to his honour. There were crucified with him at the same time, two robbers. He was, at his death, numbered among the transgressors, that we, at our death, might be numbered among the saints. The taunts and jeers he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-44The crowd mocked Jesus, but their words were still true. He is the Son of God, the King of Israel, and the Messiah.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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